Ports and provinces matter here for their oil supply and shipbuilding capacity as well as their territory. The plan moves down the eastern and south-eastern seaboard, then the Gulf Coast, while considering the Panama Canal as a target with fleet and economic implications. Taking oil-producing regions would weaken the opponent's ability to sustain and replace its fleet, while taking populous industrial regions would also push the campaign toward a settlement. The campaign illustrates how naval power depends on industrial and fuel resources beyond the battle line.
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Oil and industrial capacity as campaign objectives
The American campaign targets oil-producing regions to reduce the opponent's ability to sustain and replace its fleet.